What causes morning flatulence?

Morning flatulence happens because your body is doing some quiet work while you sleep, like a sleepy chef baking cookies in the kitchen.

Your tummy has little helpers called bacteria, and they’re very busy when you're asleep. These tiny workers eat parts of what you ate earlier, and sometimes they make gas as a byproduct, kind of like how your brother might make a loud toot after eating too many beans.

When you go to bed, your body starts digesting your food slowly. This is like leaving a cookie dough in the oven while you sleep, it keeps working on its own.

In the morning, all that slow cooking finishes up, and gas gets pushed out from your tummy through your bottom, causing a toot or two.

It’s just like when you leave a balloon in the sun, it slowly fills up with air until it's ready to pop! Your tummy is doing something similar, but instead of popping, it lets out some gas.